Discover Royal Women at Fashion Museum Bath: Princess Margaret / Series

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Find out more about two dresses once worn by Princess Margaret, sister of the late Queen Elizabeth II, which are now in the collection of Fashion Museum Bath. Curators from the Fashion Museum were invited to visit Kensington Palace, where the princess lived at the time, and invited to choose dresses for their collection. The first dress featured was created in 1952 by Christian Dior. The second dress was created by designer to the Royal Family, Norman Hartnell in 1953.
00:00 Welcome to the Fashion Museum collection
00:36 Introduction to Episode 3
00:47 First dress, designed by Christian Dior 1952
01:38 The dress is made up of three parts
02:52 Second dress, designed by Norman Hartnell 1953
03:31 Close-up of the dress bodice
04:11 Look at how the lace is joined together on the dress
04:50 How the Fashion Museum acquired the dresses
Fashion Museum Bath has temporarily closed before moving to a new location in the centre of Bath. While the collection is in temporary accommodation you will still be able to access it online, where we will create an exciting programme of digital content, and loans to other museums.
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Image of Princess Margaret from Alamy

[@Diana-gn8rp]

I could watch you ladies all day. I love the knowledge and care you take with the treasures. 🥰💕

[@fashion_museum_bath]

what a lovely thing to say! Thank you ❤️

[@teresahamilton7801]

thanx for showing us these gorgeous dresses.

[@fashion_museum_bath]

you are so welcome - they are beautiful aren't they?

[@susanellis7780]

I think her wedding gown ❤😊was gorgeous

[@phylliscraine]

The seam on the black lace is called an "appliqué seam". It's an haute couture technique used to seam fabric or lace together when the goal is to avoid a straight line of stitching that cuts through motifs. It can be done with lace or with fabric. I did appliqué seams on the skirt of a silk taffeta cocktail dress I made for myself. The fabric had a border design and I didn't want to break up the the beautiful motifs. Appliqué seams are always sewn by hand.

[@sarafinalights]

thank you for showing us!

[@fashion_museum_bath]

you are very welcome!

[@joansavage1857]

Amazing! Thank you…

[@fashion_museum_bath]

Glad you like it!

[@hopenield8234]

That Dior dress top was constructed exactly like a Victorian would have been although of course the design was totally innovative. Interesting to compare to the Norman Hartnell where the construction was using modern techniques like zips unavailable to a Victorian couturier.

[@mdraihanbabu]

wow Nice

[@yul498]

Please, take my appreciate for a few ideas how to sew a high quality dress. One of a curator in your museum tells - use ideas in you garments, we work for it.

[@Jill-ps1rs]

What has happened to all the royal gowns??

[@fashion_museum_bath]

Hello, all our collection, including the royal gowns, is temporarily in storage at luxury glovemaker Dents Headquarters in Warminster (Wiltshire), while we wait to move into our new home at the Old Post Office in Bath. Dents provides us with a large storage area that meets the high environmental and security standards required as well as space for the curatorial team to work.